Dr.

APJ Abdul Kalam visits the Piramal School of Leaderships (PSL) at

Bagar, Jhun jhunu District, Rajasthan

PSL holds an exhibition to show case work done by Principal Leadership Development
Program, Piramal Fellowship, Piramal Swasthya, Piramal Sarvajaland Piramal Udgam

Bagar/Jaipur,October9,2014: Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Piramal Group,

today welcomed the former President of India- Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, to an event cum
exhibition held in Bagar, Rajasthan, which show cased the philanthropy work done by the
Foundation.
The two day event was attended by Mr.Ajay Piramal, Chairman-Piramal Group,Dr. Swati
Piramal-Vice Chairperson, Piramal Enterprises. Journalist, author and politician-Mr.Arun
Shourie, Lt.General Arun Kumar Sahni, GOC-in-C, South Western Command and Swami
Swatmananda of the Chinmaya Mission were also part of the event at Bagar.
The exhibition, whichs how cased glimpses of activities undertaken by the various
departments of the Piramal Foundation, was appreciated and applauded by Dr.APJ Abdul
Kalam. He was taken through a tour of the PSL premises where he visited an exhibition that
show cased work done in Piramal Leadership Development Programme (PLDP), Piramal
Fellowship, Piramal Swasthya, Piramal Sarvajaland Piramal Udgam. Commenting at the event
he said, The Piramal Group isnt just a globally renowned business conglomerate but is also
known for the work done by the Piramal Foundation. I have seen their mobile van health
service, telemedicine service, safe drinking water initiatives and of course Piramal
Foundations contribution in the space of rural education; and I think that is a remarkable
achievement. I have met the Piramal Fellows and Headmasters and Iam very happy to know
that the Piramal Fellowship provides a challenging opportunity for rural development.He
urged the head masters and Piramal Fellow stopropagate the idea of What can I do for the
teams/people I lead as tomorrow it is this idea will transform achildin to a leader. He
concluded by saying that "Knowledge is equal to creativity plus righteousness in the heart
and courage"
Mr.Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group,said,Firstly, I sincerely thank Dr.Kalam for
spending his valuable time with us today and certainly his presence will inspire us. I have
always believed in a quote from the Ishavasya Upanishad1, which states that everyone is
only a trustee or custodian for the wealth lying with on eself (from God);he cannot enjoy all
of it. Piramal Foundation strongly believes that we can make a difference in society by
addressing Indias social problems mainly around the four broad areashealthcare,
education, livelihood creation and youth empowerment.
Journalist, Author and Politician-Mr Arun Shourie also addressed the audience
comprising of Piramal Fellows, Headmasters and known members from the corporate world,
with a very motivating speech. He said, "If you follow your heart then fame and money will
follow, but if you chase fame and money then nothing will ever been ough. "He added,"Be
fortresses around those who are doing well for the society and never be discouraged by the
times, asset back sin life is inevitable. He advised the audience, that they should not

Become their jobs, as jobs are ephemeral. He told them tone ver compromise and that their
lifes goal should be an autonomous goal to their job.

During the course of the event, an interactive session was organized by Piramal Foundation
with Swami Swatmananda of the Chinmaya Mission, where he addressed the attendees.Lt.
General Arun Kumar Sahni, GOC-in-C, South Western Command, shared his insights on
leadership the military way.
About Piramal Foundation:
Piramal Foundation strongly believes that there are several untapped innovative solutions
that can address Indias most pressing problems. Piramal Foundation plays an impactful role
in implementing and facilitating such projects. Each social project that is chosen to be funded
and nurtured by the Piramal Foundation fits in to one of the four broad areas healthcare,
education, lively hood creation and youth empowerment. The Foundation strives to develop
transformative, scalable and replicable solutions to address issues that are critical road
blocks toward sun locking Indias economic potential.
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